Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, was on Tuesday prevented from proceeding to Yelwata in Benue State after youths barricaded the Gboko Road in Makurdi, accusing him of attempting to enter the state without the state government’s approval. The protesters, who blocked the road near the Nigerian Air Force Base and Makurdi Airport, were heard chanting, “We don’t want Peter Obi,” as Obi’s convoy was held up for hours, disrupting movement...

The Presidency has moved to dispel what it described as “speculative reports” surrounding a Freedom of Information Act case involving President Bola Ahmed Tinubu before a United States federal court in Washington, DC, stating that the litigation does not constitute a criminal case against the Nigerian president. In a statement issued on Thursday, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said the case is a civil dispute over access to government...

Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru has warned the newly inaugurated chairmen of the state’s 13 local government areas that they will lose their positions if they fail to deliver their councils to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 elections. Nwifuru issued the warning on Tuesday in Abakaliki while inaugurating the newly elected chairmen and vice-chairmen of the 13 councils. “Any chairman who fails to win his council will be removed from office and...